AALAWS Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Watch this space..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post AALAWS Posted July 7, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2018 SO....this shell is WAY better than mine. It has virtually no rust in the spots that are an issue on my first shell, and the front end/panels are totally straight. It's a early model so the front end is slightly different in terms of the grille mounts etc, but that's an easy fix. There's no rust under the cowel where the heater box mounts up, the spare wheel well is all complete, I now have a set of rust free doors. The boot and bonnet will need to be stripped to reveal their true state as it looks like theres a few gremlins under the surface, but the shell at first look, looks 95% rust free! So the plan is now to strip this and send it off to the panel beater with minimal fabrication work needed. I won't count my chickens, but this could speed up the whole rebuild a lot. Happy Man! 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AALAWS Posted September 15, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2018 Football season is over and the sun is out.......it's paint stripping time! Shiny straight steel and only two spots of rust that'll need cut out behind both rear wheels. So far so good. In other news, I managed to get some old rego history down at my local Toyota and managed to track down a previous owner via Facebook. He was a bit of a rascal back in the day and had quite a big tab with LTNZ shall we say. Here's what it used to look like..... He warned me not to bare metal it as he had put a bit of bog into the roof, but I figured I have a spare if it's real bad and I'd rather get any old bog out incase it's on the bare metal. Should hopefully finish off the big panels tomorrow and line up a sandblaster during the week. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AALAWS Posted September 16, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2018 Another good day. Finished stripping the larger flat areas, just need to remove a few bits and bobs and get the rest blasted. A few dents and the odd pinhole but pretty dang tidy! Stripped the boot lid.......like my other one, two big holes, but in different places so between the two I should have a good one. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AALAWS Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 Ok, so it took 4 months, but I finally got some time in the shed again over the last week. Between three kids and business being really busy.......and a stupid set of bunks I refurbished instead of buying new ones (such a time suck!) .....I finally got there and stripped out the doors and only found the slightest rust and the lock holes smoothed over. Will take these back to metal soon. A mate is a diesel mechanic and was doing some odd jobs at the workshop and helped me out with a few things. Rear bearings pressed Front hubs bearings replaced and new discs fitted Rear callipers completely pulled apart (and then painted along with a few other bits) Diff housing seals fitted and cleaned up ready to be assembled So now all 4 callipers are ready to be fully assembled (again - minus shit paint), along with the diff and the entire front subframe - all ready to go in the car once the shell is at the panel shop. I just need a half day to pull the last few things out of the shell to get it blasted and then it's off to the panel beater for some major progress. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AALAWS Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 08/01/2019 at 17:30, AALAWS said: I just need a half day to pull the last few things out of the shell to get it blasted and then it's off to the panel beater for some major progress. turns out I need more than half a day...... Everything is off the shell (apart from wheels etc) except fuel and brake lines and a few odd's and ends, so I'm almost happy....... Hopefully should get it done this weekend. I've set myself the goal of having the car fully painted by the end of the year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AALAWS Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 So I got half a day in the shed.......boom! empty shell all ready to get blasted. And a T50 turned up. It is supposedly of known good condition, and it has a new clutch fork and release bearing....plus already shiny! If I get a few quiet days I can suss out getting it off to the blaster and then panel shop. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AALAWS Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 Off to the sandblaster with the 2nd shell tomorrow - finally have some down time and good weather in one go. My plan is to drop it straight off to the Panelbeater but I don’t have the budget to get it fully panel beated and painted in one go so I’m trying to figure out the best plan. What’s everyone’s thoughts on breaking it down into the best steps? If I get all the rust repaired and all the body work straightened out, prime it and underseal then take it home while the engine is built, it will be sitting in a primer state - I’ve heard it isn’t good to leave it sitting in primer for a while? I’d be keen to hear some advice on the best process/steps from here without too much back and forth between workshops etc Cheers y’all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AALAWS Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 Met a GC who works there and says he has a few spares lying around I could look at from his KE20 sedan.....score Then I got a phone call from another GC who found my wallet after it fell out of my pocket outside the bakery......right when I was looking for it in a panic......PHEW! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AALAWS Posted July 16, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2019 One good days weather in two weeks - so finally got the chance to pick up the car from the blasters. It had a little water in it and they forgot a few areas but not too bad. It's got a few areas of pin holes in the floor but no new major discoveries/disasters! These little holes were the ONLY spots of rust in the doors! (lying on top of each other) Now to clean out the sand and touch up a few spots and keyphos it again while I wait for an opening at the panel beaters! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AALAWS Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Progress!! No pictures but the local metal magician came round and made up some patterns for the floors. It's not much but it's a start for sure. Excited to see things underway. I have also got a booking for early next year at Bad Penny in Hamilton so they should be able to sort out all the rest for me if the old boy can't finish it off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AALAWS Posted December 11, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2019 Shit Yeah! 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AALAWS Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 Just before Lockdown I had another old boy (family friend who had been away from work for a long time due to some hip injuries etc) turn up and say he was back and keen as a bean to get some work so I let him take away a few boot lids, the bonnet and some doors. Both the boot lids had big rust holes, but in different areas so cutting patch panels out of each and melding them into one is the plan. He's going to peel back the whole edge of the skin to clean up all that surface rust under the edge too. Note the mobility scooter/work bench 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AALAWS Posted April 29, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2020 The bonnet had blown open and bent the back corners and mounts, and had a few small dents. The skin was removed from the frame and it's all getting straightened out. In the mean time I started cleaning up the heater box so I had something productive to do.... Rust, filth, munted foam gaskets, blown fuse/thermostat? (will check with sparky)......and core cleaned and tested for leaks. Stripped, painted, new foam courtesy of packing foam from computer box and all ready for eventual fitment 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AALAWS Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Saw my panelbeater mate the other day......he hasn't done much at all. F@#K's sake!!! Oh well, i'll probably look at getting it in a panel shop sooner after all...... I drilled out all the spot welds at the front and back of the roof (I'm swapping them over between the shells) I went right through on 2/3 of them but I'll leave that to the pro's. I'll get onto the drip rails tomorrow if the wife lets me escape for another few hours. I'm going to get started on other bits like getting the fuel tank cleaned up and the plastics all painted so at least something is getting done while I wait for the panelbeating stars to align for me...... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AALAWS Posted November 21, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2020 So I have found a quality metal magician who can do the work for me early next year - finally! In the mean time I have been chewing through the build fund with more NOS goodness.....especially stoked with the headlight garnish and gutter chrome 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AALAWS Posted June 21, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2021 So that panelbeater who was supposed to take it in Feb fell through......but after some calling around I found another and couldn't be happier.... 24th of May, they took away both of the shells - the plan is to use my first shell for panels so it's getting the old chop chop.... By Mid June I go for a visit, and the roof and parcel tray have been swapped over, the new headlight panels and radiator support fitted, a new drivers sill, and patch's made up for the wheel arches, battery tray.......and the whole floor cut out of the first shell ready to be transplanted as it is more economical to do that than some patches. This will fully convert the older shell to a facelift shell with the front and leaf spring perches now updated. Another great bonus is that the better shell is a japanese import so it had been fully dipped in production so the insides were all nice and clean......the original shell, a kiwi assembled, had no primer and is now a sad hacked up pile in the corner. I'll cut the good remaining sections and store them as spares. I dropped off the doors, bonnet, boot, hydraulic pedal box and a few other bits to get them finished off as my mate had literally done nothing to them over a year.....so I should have a completely straight and rust free shell in the next few week! I've arranged to drop it straight to the paint shop to get it completely epoxy primed and undersealed so i can take it home and start some assembly and the engine build can start too. F'n Stoked to finally have some progress!! 25 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AALAWS Posted July 23, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2021 Last few weeks have been productive..... Floor in, panels straightened and fitted, car dropped to painter to be rubbed back and fully primed and undersealed. It's now sitting at home, rust free and ready for seam sealing and getting it on it's wheels to mock up the engine....... 31 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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